Combined salt and pepper shaker condiment holder



Jan. 26, 1960 RlKlJlRO OSAKA 2,922,551

COMBINED SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER CQNDIMENT HOLDER Filed March 51, 1958States Patent COMBINED SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER CONDllVIENT HOLDERRikijiro Osaka, New York, NY.

Application March 31, 1958, Serial No. 725,221

4 Claims. (Cl. 222-142.4)

This invention relates to kitchen utensils and, more particularly, to acondiment holder for enclosing two different condiments, such as saltand pepper, and represents an improvement upon my previously issuedPatent No. 2,812,882, dated November 12, 1957, for a Condiment Holder.This application is also a continuation in part of my co-pendingapplication, Serial No. 708,783, filed January 14, 1958, now abandoned.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a condimentholder of the type described that has means for more effectively sealingone compartment from the other and for limiting the rotation of theassociated closure means between the opposite opened and closedpositions upon the container.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a condiment holderfor holding a multiple number of different condiments having improvedguide baffle means for directing the outward flow of the condiments,which baffle means further provides support for one of the closureseparating elements.

Still a further object of the present invention is to provide rotationlimiting means on each side of the container for positively engagingdiametrically opposite sides of the closure in both the open and closedpositions thereof so as to provide more positive action therebetween.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of thisinvention will become apparent from a study of the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing,wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view of a condiment holder made in accordancewith the present invention;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary exploded perspective view of certain parts ofthe condiment holder shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a transverse cross sectional view taken along line 33 ofFigure 1;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal cross sectional view taken along line 44 ofFigure 1, showing the device in operative use; and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view similar to Figure 1, showingthe parts in an adjusted closed position.

Referring now to the drawing, and more particularly to Figures 1 to 3thereof, a condiment holder made in accordance with the presentinvention is shown to include a cylindrical main body section 12 havingan integral bottom wall 11 and an upwardly tapered section 13 thatterminates in a narrow neck portion 14., A main divider partition wall15 extends diametrically across the interior of the container integralwith the bottom wall thereof, and terminating short of the upper limitsof the neck portion 14. This wall 15 divides the interior of thecontainer into two separate compartments 16, 17 which receive differentcondiments, such as salt and pepper, respectively.

Diametrically opposite sides of the neck 14 are provided with perforatedsections 18', 19 that are in perpendicular facing relationship with theopposite sides ice of the divider wall 15. A closure member 20 having adepending peripheral flange 21 is slidably supported upon the neck 14and has diametrically opposite cutouts 22, 23 for selective rotationinto communication with the perforated sections18, 19. Each end of bothof the cutouts or openings 22, 23 is provided with a recess 24a, 25a;24b, 25b, respectively, that communicates therewith for alternatelyreceiving a stop member 26a, b fixed to the associated neck portion 14of the container. It will thus be recognized that as the closure 20 isrotated from the open position shown in Figure 1 to the closed positionshown in Figure 5, the stop lugs 26a, [1 will be first released from thefirst set of cutouts 24a, b and then received by the other set ofcutouts 25a, [1. As a result the closure 20 is secured to the neck 14 bythe action of both stop lugs 26a, b in both the open and closedpositions so as to lock the closure in assembly with the neck of thecontainer and to automatically limit the movement of the closure betweenthe fully open and fully closed positions without having to visuallyobserve such movements during use.

A semi-circular plate 29 provides a seal between the two divergecompartments 16, 17 of the container. This plate 29 has a J-shapedflange along the straight edge that is carried upon the upper edge ofthe divider wall 15. The arcuate portion of the plate 29 is supportedupon a crescent shaped flange 27 which extends radially inwardly fromthe neck 14 above the perforated sections 18, 19. A separate'suchcrescent flange 27 is carried by each diametrically opposite side of theneck 14, whereby the plate 29 may be supported in overlying relationshipwith either one of the compartments 16, 17. These crescent shapedflanges 27 also serve as baffle guide plates fordirecting the flow ofcondiments from the interior of the respective compartments outwardlythrough the respective perforated sections 18, 19 associated therewith.In any event, the close fit between the inverted J-shaped flange 30 withthe top edge of the divider wall 15 and inside surface of the closure 20prevents the mixing of the condiments during use. In order to fill thecompartments, it is only necessary to remove the closure 20/ and thesemi-circular plate 29, whereupon each condiment may be individuallypoured into the respective compartment.

While this invention has been described with particular reference to theconstruction shown in the drawing, it is to be understood that such isnot to be construed as imparting limitations upon the invention, whichis best defined by the claims'appended hereto.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A condiment holder comprising, in combination, a cylindricalcontainer comprising an integral side and bottom wall and an integralwall dividing the interior thereof into two substantially equalsemi-circular compartments, said side wall having a concentric upwardlyextending cylindrical neck adjacent to the top portion thereof, saidneck having a perforated section in the vicinity of each compartment toprovide an exit for granular condiments contained therewithin, saiddividing wall terminating below the upper level of said container sidewall, a substantially semi-circular cover plate having an invertedJ-shaped flange along the straight edge thereof for engagement with thetop edge of said divider wall, said neck of said container side wallhaving at diametrically opposite sides thereof and facing each side ofsaid dividing wall a radially inwardly extending crescent shaped flangecontrolling the flow of condiments through said perforated neck, one ofsaid flanges further supporting the arcuate side of said cover plate toisolate one compartment from the other, and a rotatable closureremovably secured to said neck in securing engagement with said sidewall and said flange of said cover, said 7 closure having a dependingperipheral flange with openings at diametrically opposite sides incommunication with said respective perforated wall portions, andlimiting means limiting rotation of said enclosure between selected openand closed positions relative to said perforated sections; 7 n I 2. Acondiment holder as set forth in claim 1, wherein said limiting meanscomprises a stop member carried bysaid neck at one side of eachperforated section.

3. The combination according to claim 2, further comprising recesses insaid depending peripheral flange in communication with each endof bothof said openings for alternately guidingly receiving said stop membersin 4 response to rotation of said closure between saidopen and closedpositions.

4. A condiment holder as set forth in claim 3, wherein each said stopmember comprises a lug extending radially outwardly from said necksubstantially filling said respective recesses in response to rotationof said closure between said open and closed positions.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,316,519 Stone Sept. 16, 1919 1,598,055 Compton Aug. 31, 1926 2,812,882Osaka Nov. 12, 1957

